Volkswagen California MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 84.9% of 9,055 MOT tests on the Volkswagen California ended in a pass, 8.4 points above the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 84.9% against 82.0%.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Volkswagen California MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 2544 tests | 92.8% | 19,000 · 13k to 27k |
| 31,034 tests | 90.6% | 23,000 · 17k to 31k |
| 41,194 tests | 88.9% | 27,000 · 19k to 37k |
| 51,107 tests | 86.1% | 37,000 · 25k to 47k |
| 61,020 tests | 85.8% | 43,000 · 31k to 57k |
| 7848 tests | 83.6% | 49,000 · 35k to 63k |
| 8805 tests | 81.5% | 53,000 · 39k to 71k |
| 9686 tests | 80.6% | 59,000 · 45k to 79k |
| 10570 tests | 81.4% | 63,000 · 49k to 81k |
| 11502 tests | 76.3% | 69,000 · 53k to 87k |
| 12374 tests | 80.7% | 71,000 · 51k to 91k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Volkswagen California. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used California
The parts that come up most often in Volkswagen California MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- Suspension and steering jointsListen for knocks over bumps and at full lock, and ask whether any suspension or steering joints have been replaced.
- Coil springsCompare the gap between each tyre and its wheel arch. A corner sitting lower than the others can mean a broken spring.
- Wipers, washers and windscreenRun the wipers and washers, and look for chips or cracks in the windscreen, above all in front of the driver.
- LightsWalk round with every light on, and ask someone to press the brake pedal so you can see both brake lights.
Check a specific California
Fleet averages only go so far. Enter the registration to see that car's own MOT history, mileage record and current condition, free.
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Other Volkswagen models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Volkswagen models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.